The legend sprinter Milkha Singh got appointed as the World Health Organisation’s goodwill ambassador for physical activity in South-East Asia Region (SEAR).

As goodwill ambassador Milkha Singh will promote WHO SEAR’s non-communicable diseases (NCDs) prevention and control action plan which aims to reduce the level of insufficient physical activity by 10 per cent and NCDs by 25 per cent by 2025.

Nepal and China signed three pacts to further boost their ties in power and energy sectors and undertake a feasibility study to excavate natural gas and petroleum in the Himalayan country, including in the southern Terai plains.

The pacts were signed after visiting Chinese vice premier Wang Yang held